Eric Clapton

A live document of the Clapton stage show circa-1989, with a set list that spans his entire career. At times these versions may seem a little more sedate than the originals, but his guitar playing is as always worth hearing, and there's plenty here for hardcore fans to enjoy. Still, beginners are better served by listening to any of his first five records.

Under normal circumstances, the release of this comprehensive live Eric Clapton album
should herald a tribute to a rocker who has weathered more than twenty-five years in the
trenches with a singular grace. Recorded in the cavernous Royal Albert Hall over the
course of twenty-four concerts in 1990 and '91, the package bears a biographical imprint
by evenly traversing Clapton's various forays into blues, pop and beyond. But th... More >